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Oct 4, 2008 5:30 pm US/Eastern
Former Md. Governor Defends Slots Opposition
BALTIMORE (AP) ―
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Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich is defending his opposition to November's slots referendum, despite his record of supporting slots when he was governor.
Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich is defending his opposition to November's slots referendum, despite his record of supporting slots when he was governor.
Speaking on his weekly Saturday talk show on Baltimore radio station WBAL-AM, the former Republican governor said he would rather see state lawmakers pass a slots bill than have a constitutional amendment, which can't be changed without another referendum.
Kathy Snyder, president of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, said she was "puzzled" by Ehrlich's opposition considering his former support for slots, but she said she understands Ehrlich's opposition to a referendum.
Snyder said the chamber doesn't like a referendum either, but it's the "only game in town," noting lawmakers have not been able to pass a slots bill.
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